The answer to the lyre : Richard Bentley's illustrations for Thomas Gray's poems

Author

Jestin, Loftus

Document type

Livre

Language

English

Source

ill.; bibliogr. ref.; index ; 355 p. ; 1990

ISBN

0812281845

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia (usa)

Publication country

United States

Abstract (en)

Interdisciplinary study of the collaboration of Richard Bentley, Thomas Gray, and Horace Walpole on the book Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray, published in 1753. Surveys the tastes, friendships, economics, and politics that helped shape the development of Bentley's book illustration. Includes a facsimile of the book.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Prints and illustration -- United Kingdom
• Bentley, Richard II, 1708-1782
• Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771
• Walpole, Horace, earl of Orford, 1717-1797
• Illustration
• Great Britain
• 1700-1800
• Poetry
• Economics
• Politics
• Collaboration
• Writings
• Influence

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Estampe et illustration -- Royaume-Uni
• Bentley, Richard II, 1708-1782
• Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771
• Walpole, Horace, earl of Orford, 1717-1797
• Illustration
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1700-1800
• Poésie
• Economie
• Politique
• Collaboration
• Ecrits
• Influence

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910101-00448690

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